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Neil Druckmann: The Last of Us movie has 'kind of entered development hell'
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Polioliolio
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But these games are basically interactive films..
xaosslug
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basically. I feel like it would work better as an anthology/limited TV series anyway.
Yeah, AC feels like it was built for that. Like the comics and other transmedia stuff, it all takes place in continuity and each story can be its own thing.
Mortal Kombat was great.
OfTheOverflow
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This. I hesitate to say it because some people take this as being a legitimate criticism, but what made The Last of Us unique was that it was a game that through gameplay and it's relationship to the story it was already very cinematic. It excelled in that synthesis.
Elitist1945
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What makes video games so compelling is the interactivity you have with them. It helps with connecting to the characters/story better. Movies based of video games are essentially downgrades, and I probably wouldn't get emotionally involved with the plot/characters.
Just how I see it.
Just how I see it.
Andrew Lincoln? Hugh Jackman would be perfect.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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I'm not even bothered in the slightest. Tomb raider is still struggling to get a new movie out... hope they get Daisy Ridley. Uncharted is still a ? and last of us movie is likely dead.
EdReedFan20
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Some casting ideas from me:
Josh Brolin as Joel (image is from True Grit):
Mackenzie Foy as Ellie (image is from Interstellar):
W. Earl Brown (Bill himself) as Bill:
and John Hakes as David:
Josh Brolin as Joel (image is from True Grit):
Mackenzie Foy as Ellie (image is from Interstellar):
W. Earl Brown (Bill himself) as Bill:
and John Hakes as David:
PetulantChild
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A Boy And His Dog, The Road, and like a thousand other post apocalyptic road trip movies exists, along with TLoUs story being pretty cliché there's not exactly a need for a movie to exist.
KingHenrik30
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Yeah who didn't see this coming. Put it right next to the MGS movie.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
No surprise, it's Sony Pictures.
KratosEnergyDrink
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I don't think TLoU Story or characters would be morph into a good movie. TLoU was a nice experience as an interactive movie, but the story would not stand the test of a movie, at least not a good one.
LMAO at Dark Void and Metroid Prime.
Some casting ideas from me:
Josh Brolin as Joel (image is from True Grit):
Mackenzie Foy as Ellie (image is from Interstellar):
W. Earl Brown (Bill himself) as Bill:
and John Hakes as David:
Those are great. Not sure about Ellie though. That girl looks soft. Maybe she was tomboyish in Interstellar though I can't remember.
DAREALGUMMY
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Shocking.
Plenty of games and ideas never go anywhere.
Plenty of games and ideas never go anywhere.
L4DANathan
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You know what they need to do? Rather than retreading the game, the movie should follow Henry and Sam, ending where their interaction with Joel and Ellie ends.
Robot Pants
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Maxey
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The perfect movie for Will Smith and his son.
My thoughts exactly, don't think there's much on the non interactive front that TLoU could bring to the table.
L4DANathan
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Phreakuency
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I came in to say I was proud of the board making it one page without stupid fucking photos of people that 'should' be playing these characters in a movie.
Then I clicked into the second page...
Then I clicked into the second page...
crazepharmacist
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I think Justin Theroux would make a good fit for Joel.
Atom Heart Mother
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Why do game adaptions always enter production hell?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I remember reading that most of these production studios buy up rights to video game IPs so their competitors cant buy it. The studio actually has no plans to make a movie out of it, they just want the rights so someone else wont be able to make it.
Basically they're not going to make the movie, they just dont want anyone else making it either.
Lord of Castamere
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Just keep it a game. Stop being desperate Sony. You reek of desperation.
MadJackChurchill
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Every video game movie enters development hell and never leaves. Instance of too many cooks.
BoxManLocke
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You bumped a year old thread for this?I think Justin Theroux would make a good fit for Joel.
Lord of Castamere
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Tbf I am referring to Sony Pictures. Not Sony in general. Playstation is doing fine. I shouldn't have just said Sony.
You can't rush quality posts like this.
oneils
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Yeah, the story seems so derivative. I'm not sure there is an audience for this. I feel like I've watched this movie already.
paragonpro
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Doesent this happen with every game adaptation?
The Artisan
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i'm guessing arya stark will be too fuckin old to be ellie by the point it gets out of hell and reaches earth again.
AgentChris
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True. Plus lots of movies already have the same tone like Logan and the Matt Reeves' Apes movies. No need especially right now.
Lord of Castamere
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Nah. A few slip through the cracks and are horrible, or bomb horribly, or both. Like Assassins Creed. That came out, remember? It was only 6 months ago, but I had genuinely forgotten the other day.
BrassDragon
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It can cozy up to the Mass Effect adaptation (announced 2010.)
...so why is it worshipped in game form?
oneils
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Worshipped by a few thousand video game enthusiasts on gaming boards. Doesn't exactly mean its a great story that demands to be told in cinema.
brickarts295
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I think it because it has moments like Ish's story to fill in the blanks of this not-so original main story. You just can't pull off all the character development and world building that Last of Us has to offer and put it into a 2 hour movie.
Damn I still get chills thinking about it.
More_Badass
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Never say never
It's absolutely a matter of when, not if
But yeah, trying to adapt TLOU, which it seemed like they were doing, wouldn't have worked. A story set in the world would have been a better idea
What's the point of any movie, if the concern is that the tone or atmosphere might be similar?
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